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Time Warner Cable Metro Sports Announces Spring Primetime Lineup

Kansas City (April 5, 2012) – Spring is in the air in Kansas City, and Time Warner Cable Metro Sports has shifted its primetime lineup to coincide with the start of baseball season.

Not surprisingly, the new Metro Sports primetime schedule is heavy on Kansas City Royals coverage. Mondays and Thursdays will feature “Blue Zone” at 6 p.m., a 30-minute show that will dissect the latest Kansas City Royals news and information. Analysis on “Blue Zone” will be provided by former Royals greats Brian McRae, Al Fitzmorris and others.

On Tuesdays, “Red Zone” will occupy the 6 p.m. timeslot and will focus on the Kansas City Chiefs offseason activities as the team prepares for the draft, training camp and the upcoming 2012 season. There will also be a new episode of “Metro Sports Extras,” the network’s in-depth interview program, every other Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

“Varsity KC” will air on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. and will focus on seasonal high school sports in the Kansas City area.

The “Hy-Vee High School Game of the Week” will continue to occupy its normal time slot on Friday nights at 7 p.m. and will highlight a variety of spring sports from across the Kansas City area. In addition, “Honda High School Roundup” will recap all the local high school sports action on Fridays at 10:30 p.m.

Also featured in primetime this spring is “Metro Pro Wrestling,” a local Kansas City based professional wrestling show with new episodes each Saturday at 11 p.m.

The network’s flagship daily sports news and highlight show, “Metro Sports Zone,” will continue airing live at 10 p.m. every night with all the biggest local sports news of the day.

Metro Sports is available throughout the Kansas City area on Time Warner Cable (channel 30 and 310 and in HD on 1310), Comcast (channel 258) and Knology in Lawrence (channel 37). For breaking sports news and additional Metro Sports programming information, Kansas City area sports fans are encouraged to follow Metro Sports on Facebook (facebook.com/kcmetrosports) and @kcmetrosports on Twitter (twitter.com/kcmetrosports).

Time Warner Cable Metro Sports Spring Primetime Broadcast Schedule:

Monday: 6 p.m. – “Blue Zone” – Kansas City Royals news and analysis

10 p.m. – “Metro Sports Zone” – Highlights and analysis of all the biggest local sports news of the day.

Sunday: 10 p.m. – “Metro Sports Zone – Highlights and analysis of all the biggest local sports news of the day.

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